Alumnae Association

Lyon's Pride Career Networking Event (New York City)
2016-01-05 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th Street, New York City, NY, United States
CUGALA (Cornell), FFR/Princeton BTGALA, Ithaca College LGBT and Allied Alumni, Yale GALA, and Mount Holyoke Lyon’s Pride Present

Career Networking Event for All-Ivy+ LGBTQA Students & Alumni, New York, NY
WHEN: Tuesday, January 5, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
WHERE: LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC
COST: $5.00 for alumni/guests. Free for current students and grad students.

REGISTRATION: We appreciate your advance registration, though walk-ins are welcome:

ATTIRE: Business casual (or attire appropriate for your industry of interest, to make a good first impression)

Whether you are contemplating graduate or professional school, thinking about changing jobs, interested in mentoring or just meeting new LGBT contacts, this event can be helpful to you. The format will begin with career field sector introduction groups, an “open mic” for self-introductions, then open mingling, light refreshments, casual conversations and networking. We especially invite all of our Ivy League, Seven Sisters, NYU, Ithaca College, Stanford, Duke, U Chicago, Georgetown, Northwestern, Amherst, USC & Emory friends. Our friends and loved ones from other schools are welcome as well (they register under “professionals!” Alumni, faculty, staff, and students are welcome.
Questions? Please contact Nancy Law
Thank you to our co-sponsors: CUGALA, FFR/Princeton BTGALA, Ithaca College Alumni Relations, Yale GALA, and Mount Holyoke Lyon’s Pride, Cornell Diversity Alumni Programs, Cornell LGBT Resource Center, Ithaca College LGBT Center, and the Princeton LGBT Center.

Club of Kentuckiana Alumnae and Current Student Luncheon (Louisville, KY)
2016-01-05 11:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Pendennis Club, 218 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, KY, United States
Please join Kentucky area women’s college alumnae and current students for a luncheon. Connect and enjoy the company of women from Barnard, Sweet Briar, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley.
RSVP via email to Trish Fleege Wellesley ’92 and bring payment day of luncheon.
In addition, if you are interested, let’s donate items to the Family Scholar House to encourage and support other women pursuing their educations.
Family Scholar House’s mission is to end the cycle of poverty and transform our community by empowering families and youth to succeed in education and achieve life-long self-sufficiency.
Items to bring to the luncheon for donation:
• School Supplies for scholars of all ages
• Paper Products – toilet paper, paper towels, and boxed tissues.
• Children’s Hygiene Supplies – Diapers (particularly sizes 3,4,& 5), pull-ups, wipes, and hand sanitizer
• Laundry Supplies – Laundry detergent and dryer sheets

Club of Central Ohio Holiday Luncheon (Columbus, OH)
2015-12-29 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Scioto Country Club, 2196 Riverside Drive, Columbus, OH, 43221, United States
Calling all area alums! Please join the Mount Holyoke Club of Central Ohio for our Annual Winter Holiday luncheon.
The luncheon is open to all Mount Holyoke College alums. The cost of the luncheon for alumnae is $25, payable the day of the event. Current Mount Holyoke College students/prospective students, and their mothers, are highly encouraged to attend and will be the club’s guests.
We would love to see you on December 29!
Please RSVP to Elizabeth Mangas

Club of Chicago Young Alumnae Brunch (Chicago, IL)
2015-12-20 11:00 (America/Chicago) | HUB 51, 51 W Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL, United States
Join young alumnae for our annual holiday brunch! Reconnect with old friends and meet Mohos who are new to Chicagoland. HUB 51 offers a festive atmosphere and delicious menu, including veggie, vegan, gluten and dairy-free options. Please RSVP to Tamar Westphal ’12.
Note: “young alum” is generally defined as “graduated within 10 years,” but we won’t card you. The more the merrier!
More important note: HUB 51 understands the struggle of dragging yourself out of bed the morning after a Chapin party and heading to Abbey-Buck to revive yourself with crêpes and coffee. Their policy: “Receive 10 percent off if you’re in your pajamas. 20 percent if your ‘pajamas’ are last night’s outfit.” Last year, alumnae showed up in PJ’s, robes, and some elegant evening attire. Everyone had a great time, so let’s do it again!

Club of Rhode Island Alumnae and Student Event (Providence, RI)
2015-12-19 14:00 (America/New_York) | The Dowling Theatre, 201 Washington Street, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
The Mount Holyoke Club of Rhode Island, together with, Trinity Repertory Theatre cordially invite you to view The Heidi Chronicles, by Wendy Wasserstein ’71, directed by Vivienne Benesch.
The Dowling Theatre
201 Washington Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Many thanks to Trinity Repertory Company for offering specially priced tickets at $57 and $46. Students are $25.
Refreshments served beginning at 1:00 in the lobby.
Immediately following the show, please enjoy a talk by guest speaker Mount Holyoke Professor Erika Rundle, Theatre Arts and Gender Studies
Call 401-351-4242 to purchase tickets. Be sure to mention Mount Holyoke Club of Rhode Island for ticket discount. This event is expected to sell out quickly.

Club of Northern California Holiday Happy Hour (San Francisco, CA)
2015-12-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | John Colins, 138 Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Cash bar. We will be in the room to your right as you enter. Family and friends welcome.
More details can be found on our club’s Facebook page.
Please RSVP by December 11.

Strawberries and Champagne (South Hadley, MA)
2015-12-15 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Willits-Hallowell Center Living Room, South Hadley, MA, United States
Warm up with a toast by the fire

Please join us for Strawberries and Champagne, during which the Alumnae Association will toast the accomplishments of the senior class and welcome them into the worldwide alumnae community.
Students: If you would like to share this celebration with a special professor, family member, or friend, please pass along the invitation. Please wear casual dress and bring two photo IDs (MHC ID and a driver’s license or passport). Non-alcoholic beverages will also be served.
If you have questions, please contact Luisa Tavares.

Club of NYC Alvin Ailey Performance (NYC)
2015-12-13 15:00 (America/New_York) | New York City Center, 131 W. 55th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), New York, NY, United States
Get in the holiday spirit by treating yourself to an afternoon of dazzling dance and great company. We’ll enjoy the popular All Ailey program featuring four iconic works choreographed by Alvin Ailey, including the tour-de-force solo Cry – dedicated “to all Black women everywhere, especially our mothers” – and the joyous masterpiece, Revelations.
Following the performance we’ll go backstage to meet a dancer and see the inner-workings of the production.
Cost: $75 for Members | $85 for Non-Members
Click the links to buy your tickets online
Full performance information

Club of the Peninsula Menlowe Ballet (Atherton, CA)
2015-12-13 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton, CA, United States
Menlowe Ballet unveils the world premiere of Michael Lowe’s It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker at Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton, CA. Inspired by Frank Capra’s classic film It’s a Wonderful Life, Menlowe’s It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker is set in the 1940s and boasts all the magical trimmings of a traditional Nutcracker enhanced with a heartwarming message about family and what’s truly meaningful about the holidays.
For tickets to the Sunday, December 13, 2:00 p.m. matinee reserved seating (fourteen seats currently being held) for Mount Holyoke College alumnae and guests contact: executive director, Lisa Piniella Shiveley ’88. To sit in the MHC section, please contact her directly with form of payment.

Informal Group of Richmond Seven Sisters Holiday Party (Richmond, VA)
2015-12-12 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, Richmond, VA, 23238, United States
The Harvard Club of Virginia cordially invites you and your guest to an All-Ivy/Seven Sisters Holiday Party.
Those of you who attended our Harvard Club Holiday Party at the Levit’s beautiful home in 2011 will recall their art collection is one of the largest and finest in the whole state of Virginia. Ginger Levit is an avid art collector, whose home is also an art gallery. For more about Ginger and her art collection, please visit her website.
Complimentary white wine, seltzer, soft drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Since this party is in a private home, space is limited.
RSVPs in advance are required.
Cost is $20.00 for individuals and $30.00 per couple through our Eventbrite website
The last day for registration is Thursday, December 10 at 11:30 p.m. For questions, please email Kim Chaffee.

Club of South Arizona Holiday Tea (Tucson, AZ)
2015-12-12 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | NC
Annual Holiday Tea
Finisterra Clubhouse
6666 North Finisterra, Tucson, AZ 85750
RSVP
Norma Davenport
Gay Miller
Directions
From Sunrise and Craycroft, go north one mile to Finisterra Drive, turn left at the sign. Proceed to the Gatehouse.
Clubhouse Drive is the first right past the traffic circle.

Club of DC Seven Sister Caroling (Bethesda, MD)
2015-12-12 11:00 (America/New_York) | TBA, Bethesda, MD, United States
Save the Date for Seven Sister caroling
The group will sing at a nursing home in Bethesda, MD. Details are still being worked out, but let Lindsey Scannell ’07 know if you would like to participate so that she can work out the final details.

Club of DC Food Distribution with ALIVE (Alexandria, VA)
2015-12-12 08:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Ladrey Senior High Rise, 300 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314, United States
ALIVE serves about 300 people, including senior citizens in the Ladrey and Annie B Rose buildings and others referred by Alexandria city social agencies. Each client receives two paper bags with canned meat, vegetables, soup, fruit, beans, pasta, cereal, juice and peanut butter; bags with produce from the Capital Area Food Bank; and frozen meat, eggs, and milk. Volunteers prepare the bags, deliver to about ninety clients (who are too old or sick to pick up their food), and then distribute bags to able-bodied clients.
Location: Ladrey Senior High Rise, 300 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Interested in joining? Email Louise Tucker Anderson ’79

Club of Chicago Zoo Lights (Chicago, IL)
2015-12-11 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, 60614, United States
Join the Mount Holyoke Club for a family-friendly visit to the Lincoln Park Zoo.
We’ll wander around the zoo. Stay for Zoo Lights, the zoo’s annual wintertime adventure full of lights, activities, and music.
Admission to the zoo is FREE!
We’ll meet 4:00 pm in the Kovler Lion House and then wander around for Zoo Lights starting at 5:00 pm.

Club of Louisiana Third Annual Seven Sisters Club Holiday Party (New Orleans, LA)
2015-12-10 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | Swirl, 3143 Ponce De Leon, New Orleans, LA, United States
3rd Annual Seven Sisters Alumnae/i Club Holiday Party
Cash bar, significant others are welcome
We encourage ALL alumnae to attend this event. At the location, we will have a Pay What You Can jar with a suggested donation of $20. All monies collected will go to expenses related to the event. If you can, please consider contributing a little extra so everyone may attend.

Club of DC Boomers to Busters Holiday Zoolights Event (Washington, DC)
2015-12-09 18:00 (America/New_York) | National Zoo entrance, 3001 Connecticut NW, Washington, DC, United States
Come see the National Zoo when it is lit up for the holidays. Visit the lions, tigers and bears – and reptiles and pandas. Ride the “Conservation Carousel” and “Zoo Choo-Choo.” Sip on hot chocolate with people who remember when Christmas decorations did not go up until after Thanksgiving.
Contact: Margot Ross
Cost: Free (NO BAH HUMBUG!!!!)
The Zoo is midway between Woodley and Cleveland Park Metros. The L2 bus stops in front. Parking is tight.
Boomers to Busters is sponsored by the University of Chicago Club of DC. It is targeted for undergraduate and graduate alumni of Chicago and other schools who were undergraduates from the 1970s to 1990s, and their spouses, partners, and guests.
Participating schools include Amherst, Barnard, Berkeley, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Carleton, Case Western Reserve, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, Columbia, Connecticut, Emory, Georgia Tech, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, Michigan, MIT, Mount Holyoke, Northwestern, Penn State, Pennsylvania, Pomona, Princeton, Smith, Stanford, Swarthmore, Tulane, Wellesley, Williams, Yale and the Capital Alumni Network. All others are welcome.

Club of DC Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute (Washington, DC)
2015-12-07 19:30 (America/New_York) | Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20003, United States
Poet, Renaissance scholar, and classically trained actress, Linda Gregerson brings her unique voice to this annual poetry reading in honor of Emily Dickinson. Gregerson is the author of eight poetry collections, including Prodigal, New and Selected Poems, The Selvage, The Woman Who Died in Her Sleep (finalist for the Lenore Marshall Prize), Magnetic North (finalist for the National Book Award), and Waterborne (Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award). In 2015, Gregerson was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. Conversation moderated by Alice Quinn, executive director of the Poetry Society of America. At the reception following the reading, Emily Dickinson’s black cake is provided by The Suga Chef.
Tickets are $15

Club of the Pioneer Valley Big Interview Demonstration (South Hadley, MA)
2015-12-07 | Five Colleges Women’s Resource Center, 83 College Street, South Hadley, MA, United States
Big Interview Demonstration
December 7, 2015
Five College Women’s Studies Resource Center
83 College Street South Hadley, MA.
Dyanne Rousseau will demonstrate Big Interview—an online software application made available to MoHo alums thru the Career Development Center. This interactive skills-building app provides tutorials, coaching sessions and exercises to help you prepare for all aspects of your next job interview. Big Interview can assist in crafting an elevator pitch, fine tuning behavioral stories, and anticipating tough questions. The mock interview tool provides an opportunity to flex your interviewing muscles and gain the additional confidence that comes with real-time Q&A practice.

Club of Central and Northern Arizona Culture and Cocktails (Phoenix, AZ)
2015-12-06 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | NC
Ivy Council alums and their guests are invited to a special screening where ASU film professor Joe Fortunato (Yale ’89) will screen, discuss, and provide “live commentary” on the Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman 1942 classic, Casablanca – often cited as the “one of the most beloved films of all time!”
We will start with a social happy hour from 5:00–6:00 p.m. with a variety of cheeses to go with your wine. At 6:00 p.m., Professor Fortunato will provide a brief discussion about the background and making of the film. Then we will screen the film in FilmBar’s beautiful and comfortable screening room. Think of it as a “living room book club” for film fans! During the film, live commentary will be provided, giving you insights into the film making process and some guidance on how to “read” a film creatively. After the film, we can discuss what we’ve learned and debate if it lives up to its “most beloved film” reputation (and even discuss what that designation means in the subjective world of creative art).
Tickets: $10.00 (Anticipated to sell out so must be purchased in advance). Visit here for Registration.

Club of San Diego Holiday Gathering (San Diego, CA)
2015-12-06 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rancho Bernardo Swim and Tennis Club, 16955 Bernardo Oaks Drive, San Diego, CA, 92128, United States
Annual Holiday Gathering
Rancho Bernardo Swim & Tennis Club
16955 Bernardo Oaks Drive  San Diego, CA 92128
Refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.
RSVP to Amy Weeks ’94
Guest names will be held at the reception desk.
Significant others are welcome!*
Parking is available in the main lot off Bernardo Oaks Drive. A secondary lot is accessible from Pomerado Rd. To access the secondary lot, turn left onto Pomerado Rd. from Rancho Bernardo Rd. Make a U-turn in front of RB Presbyterian Church and then turn right into the lot just past the church. The entrance to the club is at the back of the lot. To enter the club, please press the buzzer and give your name at the gate.
*Please note the gathering is being held in an area of the club for adults, 21 and over, only.
Contact Amy to request alternate arrangements for children if needed.

Club of the Peninsula Cookie and Book Exchange (San Jose, CA)
2015-12-06 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Unnamed Venue, San Jose, CA, 95129, United States
Bring your favorite cookie and/or book to swap before the holidays. No theme this year, just socializing and good munching. Hope you can come and as the alumnae are saying CONNECT.
For location details and to RSVP contact Trudy Levy.

Open Forum with Sonya Stephens (Los Angeles, CA)
2015-12-06 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | NC
It is our opportunity to offer insights and ask questions in an open forum regarding the Strategic Plan for 2016–2021. This event is hosted by the Mount Holyoke Club of Southern California, the President’s Office, and the Alumnae Association.
Sonya Stephens, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, and a professor of French, will speak to us about Mount Holyoke today and possible changes during the next five years. Quoting Dean Stephens, “With rapid changes in higher education, we have an historic opportunity to act in the present to link the past and the future.”
Complimentary Parking (Parking entrance is on Hill and Temple Streets)
Refreshments: tea sandwiches, scones, fruit, sweets, coffee, tea and wine

We all have opinions . . . please come and share yours with other alumnae and the College.
Please RSVP by December 1 by completing this brief form.

Club of Utah Christmas Meet Up (Salt Lake City, UT)
2015-12-05 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Christmas Market and This Is The Place Heritage Park, 2601 E. Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, United States
Find Your People Christmas Meet Up in Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015
Venue: Christmas Market at This is the Place Heritage Park
Please feel free to share this and invite your friends and family to join us!
Contact Auste Kriukelyte for questions.

Christmas Vespers Concert (Boston, MA)
2015-12-04 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street , Boston, MA, 02116, United States
The Mount Holyoke Club of Boston invites you to the Christmas Vespers Concert. For advance tickets or volunteer information, please contact Cerise Jalelian Keim.
Download the Ticket Registration Form here.

Club of DC Holiday Potpourri Making Workshop (Washington, DC)
2015-12-01 | Baazar Spices, 1309 5th St. NE, Washington DC, United States
Baazar Spices: Holiday Potpourri Making Workshop
Excited about creating your won holiday scents this season? Stop by Bazaar Spices, owned by Monica Grover ’99, to enjoy an interactive evening of aromatic creativity through our unique holiday potpourri making workshops. From the sweet-smelling star anise and clove to the zippy aroma of orange peel and orris root, you’ll go on a journey through blending natural botanicals and spices to create enticing holiday winter scents by utilizing the earth’s ingredients at their purest forms. Come learn to craft your own holiday blend of dried flowers, herbs, and botanicals as you discover blends that fit your winter style, and leave with your own handmade potpourri sachet.
No registration is required.

Club of France Thanksgiving Dinner (Paris, France)
2015-11-26 19:45 (Europe/Paris) | Le Monaco, 2 rue Vulpian, Paris, 75013, France
Join us on Thanksgiving, November 26, for dinner with members of the Mount Holyoke Club of France. Thanksgiving is the “All-American” popular autumn holiday and what better way to reconnect and meet new members of the MHC community than this evening event.
Once again, Kate Old Magnere ’90, owner of Le Monaco, has prepared a 3-course fixed price menu for us:
Cranberry aperitif
Waldorf salad
Turkey with stuffing, corn, potato gratin and cranberry sauce
Pecan pie with a pumpkin sorbet
House wine, water, and coffee included
Time and place: Le Monaco, 2 rue Vulpian, 75013 Paris at 7:45 p.m. Métro: Glacière.
Price: 40€/person
Reservation: please make checks to the order of Kate Magnere and mail to Le Monaco by November 20.
Kate can be contacted by email.

Club of the Peninsula Docent Led Art Tour (Stanford, CA)
2015-11-22 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | NC
Do you appreciate modern and contemporary American art? If so, join the club for a docent led tour of the Anderson Collection at Stanford University, Saturday, November 21, from 3:00–4:00 p.m. “The collection is anchored in the work of Abstract Expressionists like Jackson Pollock and extends to contemporary painters such as Terry Winters, Sean Scully, Vija Celmins and Julie Mehretu . . . less well-known California movements—Bay Area Figurative art, California Funk, Light and Space—are the real stars of the show.” In September, just one year after opening its doors, The Anderson Collection opened four new exhibits receiving acclaim.
Architectural Digest considers The Anderson Collection one of the 10 Buzz-Worthy New Museums. The Anderson Collection received a 2015 award of excellence from the American Institute of Architects, New York State.
Space is limited, so please RSVP promptly to: Michelle M Lepore. Please arrive at the Anderson Collection by 2:50 p.m. to gather with the group. Visit here for directions and parking information. Following the tour, join the group for coffee and conversation at the Cool Café at the Cantor Arts Center (adjacent to The Anderson Collection).

Club of Rhode Island Tapas Event (Barrington, RI)
2015-11-22 15:00 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, Barrington, RI, United States
Please join us for an afternoon of wine, tapas, and good company!
3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the home of Sarah Denby Bolling-House ’76
You are welcome to share your favorite wine or tapas! Suggested contribution of $10.
For directions and to RSVP, contact Rose Hernandez.

Club of Genesee Valley November Dinner (Rochester, NY)
2015-11-19 18:30 (America/New_York) | D’Mangu Restaurant, 1475 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY, 14623, United States
With the graying days of late fall, maybe a tropical dining experience hits the spot. So, the D’Mangu Dominican family-run restaurant, recently reviewed favorably in the D&C seems a good choice. It is located at 1475 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623, north of Jefferson road at Jarley Road (585-424-2200).
The menu offers appetizers from fried cassava at $5 to fried plantain for $8.50 to Dominican finger food for $10. There are a variety of fried rice dishes varying in price from $12-$25. The house specialty however is mofongo—a dish based on mashed plantain and spices which again varies in price, depending on what it is served with. A full bar is also available, as are vegetarian or vegan dishes upon request.
If you can come please RSVP to the club or to Lindsey Reber by Wednesday evening, November 18. Guests are welcome but please indicate if you plan to bring one (or more). Dinners are usually scheduled for 6:30 p.m. but final details will be confirmed after the reservations are made.
Looking forward to seeing you there.

Club of Pioneer Valley All-Ages Pub Night (Greenfield, MA)
2015-11-17 18:30 (America/New_York) | The People’s Pint, 24 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA, United States
Tuesday, November 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a casual, all-ages gathering at The People’s Pint in Greenfield, where one of our very own Pioneer Valley alums serves as an assistant brewer.
RSVP via email or on our Facebook event page. Questions? Contact Dani Ryan.
